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Saints Go Through Final Practice Before SB XLIV


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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 8:04 a.m.

New Orleans Pool Report ... Saturday, February 6, 2010 ... By Ashley Fox ... Under a sunny sky and with the wind whipping across the field, the New Orleans Saints held their final walk-through of the season at 12:30 p.m. today at Sun Life Stadium in preparation for Super Bowl XLIV. All 53 players on the active roster were present ... Wearing shells and shorts, the players opened the 45-minute walk-through by running and stretching. The first-team offense ran through a handful of plays, followed

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Observations: From 'Houses of the Holy' to the culinary danger-zone


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Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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He may have eaten sheep's testicles in Afghanistan and baby seal in the Arctic, but what has really traumatised Stefan Gates, presenter of BBC Two's Cooking in the Danger Zone, is the cover of Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy, which was released in 1973 when Gates was just five years old. The ten blond juveniles in this cleverly constructed collage were in fact only two – Stefan Gates himself and his older sister, Samantha. It's an image that the now middle-aged food journalist describes as

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Super Bowl Media Day with Garrett Hartley


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Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 3:06 p.m.

New Orleans Saints K Garrett Hartley ... Tuesday, February 2, 2010 ... (on what he felt before kicking the game-winning goal against the Vikings) “Just was telling myself, you know, I guess subtle things. I missed a kick versus Tampa, which I kind of rushed myself on. I didn’t get to follow through and so I was just going to kind of relax a little bit more and really just make sure I’m getting through the ball and things work out. John Carney has been such a tremendous attribute to me

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Super Bowl Media Day with Drew Brees


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Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 2:29 p.m.

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees ... Tuesday, February 2, 2010 ... (on playing for the city of New Orleans) “It’s a great source of strength for us and our team, just knowing that we are playing for much more than another ‘W’ or a Super Bowl for our organization. It’s a Super Bowl for our city and our fans and everything they’ve been through the last few years. There is no organization or city that deserves a champion more than New Orleans.” ... (on how important it is to establish

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Mike's East-West


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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

The restaurant Mike's on the Avenue closed in 1999. Now the chef and restaurateur responsible for that touchstone of '90s dining in New Orleans have teamed up again on another restaurant at the same address. Chef Mike Fennelly and co-owner Vicky Bayley have opened Mike's East-West (628 St. Charles A ...

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Five twists on New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp


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Published Jan. 18, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

Ralph's on the Park900 City Park Ave., 488-1000www.ralphsonthepark.comGarlic and rosemary gnocchi form a puffy bed for shrimp and sauce.The Pelican Club312 Exchange Place, 523-1504www.pelicanclub.comRice noodles, chiles and pineapple complete the clay pot barbecue shrimp.Flaming Torc ...

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Banana Blossom Thai Cafe


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Published Jan. 18, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

The recently opened Banana Blossom Thai Cafe (2112 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, 392-7530; www.eatbananablossom.com) brings a new Thai option to the West Bank. Located in a strip mall set back from the street, the cafe serves an extensive menu covering curries, noodles and Thai dishes using local seafo ...

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Live on Air


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Published Jan. 11, 2010 at 2:44 p.m.
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3 rd Anniversary Celebration of the LA Smoke-Free Air Act ... Come out and celebrate 3 years of smoke-free air in Louisiana with prizes, a new Howlin’ Wolf food menu, and guest hosts The Big Easy Rollergirls ... Wednesday, January 13 th , 2009 ... Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans ... Doors at 9pm ... Smoke-free show featuring ... Rebirth Brass Band ... with special guests ... Kirk Joseph & Big Sam ... Live music, good times, and clean air ... $10 - Buy your tickets now, or at the door. Ages 18 and

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Book Review: The Computer That Ate the World


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Published Jan. 8, 2010 at 9:36 a.m.
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In a watershed 1909 story, published when science fiction was known still as "scientific romance," E. M. Forster reimagined the Victorian dream of an empire of universal knowledge as a future tyranny gorged on endless information. Citizens of his brave new world lived, contentedly, in bunkerlike quarters serviced by a small, personal terminal for a global, Weblike system that brought the user food, music, visual entertainments, books, articles, and correspondence both anonymous and

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Saints Continue to Add to Roster


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Published Dec. 22, 2009 at 8:44 a.m.

SAINTS SIGN ECKEL, JONES; WAIVE CARNEY, McCAULEY ... The New Orleans Saints announced Tuesday that the club has signed free agent fullback Kyle Eckel and safety Herana-Daze Jones and waived kicker John Carney and cornerback Marcus McCauley. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis ... Eckel is a third-year player out of the Naval Academy who has played in 22 career regular-season games in stints with the Saints, Philadelphia Eagles and New England

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